Program Design and Development
Class Times: MWF 8:30 - 9:20 AM, beginning Jan 14th
Class Location: SWGN 2A27
Lab Location: SWGN 1D11 (we'll be here most of the time!)
Office Hours: MW 9:40 - 10:40 PM, or by appointment (send me an email!)
Location: Storey Innovation Center, Lab 2236
E-mail: conradp <at> email <dot> sc <dot> edu
Webpage: cse.sc.edu/~conradp/
Syllabus: Syllabus PDF
Assignments should be turned in on Blackboard by midnight on the due date.
| Ch | Topic | Assignment | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Programming |
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Sat, Jan. 26 (1/26) |
| 3 | Application Programming |
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Fri, Feb. 22 (2/22) (Extended) |
| 5, 6 | Application Programming |
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Wed, Apr. 4 (4/03) |
The course schedule will be updated as we go through the semester.
Book references are suggested readings, based on what we covered in class.
| Date | Topics covered | Book Refs | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | Intro to CSCE 204. Syllabus review. | ||
| 2019-01-16 | Visual Studio 2017 setup. Hello world. | Ch.2, p. 41-68 | Hello World (Tutorial 2-2) |
| 2019-01-18 | Working with images. More complex interactive applications. | Ch. 2, p. 69-89 | Language Translator (Tutorial 2-3) |
| 2019-01-21 | No class! (Federal Holiday) | ||
| 2019-01-23 | Variables! Concatenation of strings. | Ch. 3, p. 125-142 | ConcatDemo (Tutorial 3-3) |
| 2019-01-25 | More variables! Introduction to data types, type conversions, and arithmetic. Brief mention of class variables. | Ch. 3, p. 143-172 | SalePriceCalculator (Tutorial 3-5, with modifications) |
| 2019-01-28 | Review of variables. Introduction to exception handling using Try/Catch. Catching specific exceptions. | Ch. 3, p. 173-182 | ExceptionsDemo (Tutorial 3-7), SalaryCalculator (Tutorial 3-8) |
| 2019-01-30 | Nested exception handling. | Ch. 3, p. 180-201 | SalaryCalculator_v2 (Tutorial 3-8, with modifications), TabOrderDemo (Figure 3-30), HighlanderHotel (Tutorial 3-10, started) |
| 2019-02-01 | In-class quiz. Finished HighlanderHotel example, covered flowcharts briefly, and development/testing process. | Ch. 3, p. 197-205 | HighlanderHotel (Tutorial 3-10) |
| 2019-02-04 | If/ElseIf/Else statements. Numerical If tests. | Ch. 4, p. 233-239 | TestScoreAverage (Tutorial 4-1) |
| 2019-02-06 | Nested If statements, logical operators, such as Not, And, Or, Nor, etc, and compound conditionals. | Ch. 4, p. 240-260 | LoanQualifier (Tutorial 4-4) |
| 2019-02-08 | In-class quiz. String comparisons, string length, finding substrings using IndexOf. | Ch. 4, p. 260-269 | StringDemo |
| 2019-02-11 | Radio boxes. Select/Case statements. Robust input handling with TryParse. | Ch. 4, p. 270-308 | SelectDemo |
| 2019-02-13 | Intro to loops (3 different kinds)! Input boxes. List boxes and Collections. | Ch. 5, p. 309-338 | ListBoxDemo |
| 2019-02-15 | In-class quiz. Combo boxes, Checked list boxes. For...Next loops. Container methods. | Ch. 5, p. 339-348 | ComboBoxDemo, SpaceShipDemo (Tutorial 5-8, with modifications) |
| 2019-02-18 | More For...Next loops. Early loop ending with Exit For. Random number generation. | Ch. 5, p. 348-378 | RandomDemo, FibonacciDemo (Programming Challenges #13, p. 377) |
| 2019-03-01 | Review for Test 1 | ||
| 2019-03-04 | Test 1 | ||
| 2019-03-06 | In-class programming exercise. | ||
| 2019-03-08 | Review of Test #1. Review of concepts. Briefly introduced functions. | Programming Challenges #8, p.377 | |
| 2019-03-11 | Spring Break! | ||
| 2019-03-13 | Spring Break! | ||
| 2019-03-15 | Spring Break! | ||
| 2019-03-18 | Introduction to functions and procedures. | Ch. 6, p.379-402 | ProceduresDemo, Price Total |
| 2019-03-20 | In-class programming exercise. | Ch. 6, p.379-402 | |
| 2019-03-22 | In-class quiz. Introduction to arrays. | Ch. 8, p. 499-529 | ArrayDemo |
| 2019-03-25 | Introduction to multi-dimensional arrays. | Ch. 8, p. 531-540 | Multidimensional Array Demo |
| 2019-03-27 | In-class programming exercise. | Ch. 8, p. 499-540 | |
| 2019-03-29 | In-class quiz. Review of arrays. Introduction to lists. | Ch. 8, p. 554-558 | |
| 2019-04-01 | In-class programming exercise. | Ch. 8, p. 554-558 | |
| 2019-04-03 | Review for Test 2 | ||
| 2019-04-05 | Test 2 | ||
| 2019-04-08 | Introduction to File I/O. Creating, opening, reading, and writing data to files. | Ch. 9, p. 573-585 | File WriteLine Demo (Tutorial 9-1, p. 578), File ReadLine Demo (Tutorial 9-2, p.583) |
| 2019-04-29 | Review for Final Exam | ||
| 2019-05-01 | Final Exam! (9:00am) | ||
Have questions about what we're doing in this course?
Read the Course Syllabus.
This course covers the fundamental algorithms and processes used in business information systems. Students will learn the development process and the representation of programming logic. Additionally, student will implement programs using a high-level programming language.
Starting Out with Visual Basic, 7th edition, Tony Gaddis, Kip R. Irvine, Pearson, 2016. ISBN-13: 9780134400150
| Quizzes | 10% |
|---|---|
| Programming Assignments | 60% |
| Tests | 20% |
| Final Exam | 10% |
A = 90-100, B+ = 87-89, B = 80-86, C+ = 77-79, C = 70-76, D+ = 67-69, D = 60-66, F < 60